Trousers protector and adjuster



(No Model.)

L. D. TREDWAY. TROUSERS PROTECTOR AND ADJUSTER;

Patented July 13, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS D. TREDIVAY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

TROUSERS PROTECTOR AND ADJUSTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,402, dated July 13,1897.

Application filed February 15, 1897. Serial No. 623,553. (No model.)

To (all whom it rncty concern:

Be it known that 1, Louis D. TREDWAY, of the city of St. Louis, State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TrousersProtectors and Adjusters, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings,forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to shapers for trouserslegs; and it consists in thenovel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinaftershown, described, and claimed.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my device in position for use, thetrousers-leg and the leg of the wearer being shown in dotted lines. Fig.2 is a top plan View of the device shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6,and 7 show details of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

My improved shaper for trousers-legs is intended to be worn inside ofthe trousers-legs and below the knee, as shown in Fig. 1, and it is madethroughout of light sheet metal. In its construction I employ the tophoop 10, the bottom hoop 11, the front bar 12, the rear bar 13, and theside bars 14, there being two of said side bars 14, one upon each sideof the leg. The top and bottom hoops are constructed as shown in Fig. 2.The rear part of each of said hoops extends around the back of the legfrom side to side and has the pin 15 projecting outwardly from near eachof its ends. The front part 17 of each of the hoops extends around infront of the leg from side to side and its ends overlap the ends of therear part 15. In the lower edge of each of the ends of each of saidfront parts 17 is formed a series of notches 18, thus producing a seriesof teeth 19, and the pins 16 engage in said notches 18, thus forming aratchet connection between the rear parts 15 and the corresponding frontparts 17. The upper corners 20 of the ends of the front pieces 17 arerounded.

The upper and lower ends of the side bars 14 are bent into rectangularloops 21 and 22, which loops are of such a size and shape that they willreceive the ends of the parts 15 and 17 and hold the pins 16 in positionin said notches 1S.

A pair of ears .23 is attached to the-center and front side of the parts17 of the upper hoop, and the upper end of the front bar 12 is fixedbetween said ears, the inner edge of said bar engaging tightly againstthe outer surface of the part 17 as required'to form a stiff jointbetween said bar 12 and said part 17. A pair of cars 24, similar inevery respect to the cars 23, is attached to the part 17 of the lowerhoop, and the lower end of the bar 12 is fixed between said ears 24 inthe same manner as the upper of said bar is fixed between the ears 23.

A pair of ears 25 is attached to the center and rear side of the part 15of the upper hoop 10, and the upper end of the bar 13 is fixed betweensaid ears 25. A similar pair of ears 26 is attached to the part 15 ofthe lower hoop 11, and the lower end of the bar 13 is fixed between saidears 26. The ends of the parts 15 of the upper and lower hoops areinserted through the loops 21 and 22, respectively, of the side bars.Then the parts 17 are placed in position, with the pins 16 engaging inthe desired ones of the notches 18, and the side bars 14 are movedforwardly until the loops 21 and 22 are in position to hold the partsfirmly together, as shown in Fig. 1.

A fender 27 is attached to the inside face and front part of the lowerhoop 11, and a similar fender 28 is attached to the inner face and rearpart ofsaid hoop 11. The fender 27 is shown in plan in Fig. 6 and insection in Fig. 5. In cross-section it is curved and in plan it issegmental lengthwise. The fender 28 is substantially like the fender 27.Upon the inside of the fender 28 and projecting upwardly is a hoop 29,designed to engage the top of the shoe when it is desired to raise andlower the ends of the trousers-legs and keep them out of the mud, asshown in Fig.7.

The device thus constructed is placed in the lower ends of thetrousers-legs, and the loops 21 and 22 are operated to release the endsof the parts 15 and 17 from each other. Then the hoops are extendeduntil they engage tightly within the trousers-legs. Then the ends of theparts are pressed together as required to bring the pins 16 into thedesired ones of the notches 18, and the side bars 14 are moved intoposition to have the loops 21 and 22 encircle the ends of the parts andhold said pins in said notches. The front bar 12 and the rear bar 13,projecting, respectively, forwardly and rearwardly from the hoops,

form seams or creases in the trousers-legs.

lapping ends of said pieces, a lowerhoop constructed of two pieces,their being a ratchet connection between the overlapping ends of saidpieces, loops encircling and slidingly engaging said overlapping ends, arear bar rigidly connecting said upper and lower hoops, a front barrigidly connecting said upper and lower hoops, said bars being setedgewise relative to said hoops and outside of said hoops, substantiallyas specified.

2. In a device of the class described, an upper hoop constructed of twopieces, there being a ratchet connection between the overlapping ends ofsaid pieces, a lower hoop constructed of two pieces, there being aratchet connection between the overlapping ends of said pieces, a frontbar rigidly connecting said upper and lower hoops, a rear bar rigidlyconnecting said upper and lower hoops, said front and rear bars beingset edgewise relative to said hoops and outside of said hoops, and sidebars connecting said hoops, said side bars having loops at their ends toslidingly engage the overlapping ends of the pieces of said hoops, saidside bars being set sidewise relative to said hoops, substantially asspecified.

3. In a device of the class described, an upper hoop consisting of twopieces having a 'ratchet connection with each other, a lower hoopconsisting of two pieces having a ratchet connection with each other, afront bar rigidly connecting said upper and lower hoops, a rear barrigidly fixed to said upper and lower hoops, and side bars slidinglymounted upon said hoops and connecting said hoops, substantially asspecified.

4. In a device of the class described, an upper hoop consisting of twopieces having a ratchet connection with each other, a lower hoopconsisting of two pieces having a ratchet connection with each other,loops encircling and slidingly engaging the overlapping ends of thepieces of each of said hoops, a frontbar rigidly fixed to said upper andlower hoops, a rear bar rigidly fixed to said upper and lower hoops, andshoe-fenders upon said lower hoop, substantially as specified.

5. In a device of the class described, an upper hoop consisting of twopieces havinga ratchet. connection with each other, alower hoopconsisting of two pieces havinga ratchet connection with each other,loops encircling and slidingly engaging the overlapping ends of thepieces of each of said hoops, a front bar rigidly fixed to said upperand lower hoops, a rear bar rigidly fixed to said upper and lower hoops,shoe-fenders upon said lower hoop, and a hoop attached upon the insideand at the rear part of said lower hoop, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS D. TRED \VAY.

Witnesses:

EDWARD E. LONGAN, MAUI) GRIFFIN.

